i think that was early on. of course i could be wrong even though i have not been wrong since the last time i was wrong. :-)
--- On Wed, 4/8/09, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: National Post Digital Disabled man's right to travel alone challenged
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009, 4:56 PM
> Of course ken. And I recall that she
> was not able to get around without her teacher or her
> assistant.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Tamar
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Tamar Mag Raine, Commissioner,
>
> Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities
>
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>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Kathy Pink <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2009 7:52:44 AM
> Subject: Re: National Post Digital Disabled man's right to
> travel alone challenged
>
> Yes, Helen Keller rings a bell.
>
> On 4/7/09, ken barber <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> > my wife worked and now substitutes at the alabama
> institute for the deaf and blind. There are some studends
> that are both. you might be supprised what they can do. The
> name Hellen Keller ring a bell?
> >
> > --- On Tue, 4/7/09, Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Tamar Raine <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Subject: Re: National Post Digital
> Disabled man's right to travel alone challenged
> >
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > > Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 12:54 PM
> >
> > > what nonsense. if he has done it
> > > before! but i have to be honest, if i were
> deaf and blind, i
> > > don't know that i would attempt to fly
> alone!
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tamar
> > >
> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > Tamar Mag Raine, Commissioner,
> > >
> > > Oakland Mayor's Commission on People with
> Disabilities
> > >
> > > [log in to unmask]
> > > http://www.zazzle.com/TamarMag*
> > > www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: [log in to unmask]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 7, 2009 9:23:29 AM
> > > Subject: National Post Digital
> Disabled man's right
> > > to travel alone challenged
> > >
> > > REMIND ME!!!!!
> > >
> > > THIS IS 2009?
> > >
> > > ON THE EVE OF PASSOVER??????????????
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > http://digital.nationalpost.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
> > >
> > >
> > > 7 Apr 2009
> > > The Gazette
> > > CANWEST NEWS SERVICE
> > >
> > > Disabled man's right to travel alone
> challenged
> > > Air Canada to argue in Federal Court
> > >
> > >
> > > OTTAWA - In a case that balances passenger
> safety and the
> > > rights of the
> > > disabled, Air Canada is challenging a deaf
> and blind man's
> > > contention that
> > > he should be allowed to fly without an
> attendant.
> > >
> > > The airline will argue in Federal Court
> that not allowing
> > > Eddy Morten to fly
> > > alone is justified discrimination.
> > >
> > > Morten of Burnaby, B.C., counters that he
> has a system for
> > > safe air travel
> > > with his service dog, he has been
> self-sufficient all his
> > > life, and that he
> > > has made many past trips on planes, trains
> and buses.
> > >
> > > "I have never needed a babysitter," Morten,
> a father of two
> > > and a Paralympic
> > > bronze medallist in judo, wrote in an
> email.
> > > "Air Canada routinely allows people who are
> blind, people
> > > who cannot walk
> > > and people who may be very disabled due to
> aging to travel
> > > unattended. Why
> > > not me?"
> > >
> > > Air Canada is fighting Morten in court
> after losing a
> > > Canadian Human Rights
> > > Tribunal decision in January.
> > >
> > > The tribunal did not order the airline to
> allow Morten to
> > > travel alone, but
> > > said he had the right to be assessed for
> self-reliance
> > > rather than
> > > automatically ordered to bring an
> attendant.
> > >
> > > The tribunal, ruling that Air Canada had
> not met its
> > > obligation to
> > > accommodate Morten to the point of "undue
> hardship,"
> > > ordered the airline to
> > > pay Morten $10,000 in damages. Air Canada
> is not contesting
> > > the award.
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